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>> Civilians rushed to a hospital in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday night after a bomb planted in a fruit truck left 1 dead and more than 20 people injured. At the scene, authorities spent the night combing through the wreckage. One senior police chief saying Allah has saved the city from major destruction.

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But some locals believe the devastation could have been avoided all together.>>

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> My father told the owners of this parking lot that this unclaimed truck, which was parked here for two or three days, should be removed. But they didn't remove it.>> The blast destroyed nearby vehicles and brought down electricity cables.

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It's the latest in a series of explosions that have rocked Pakistan's second largest city in recent months. Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for previous bombings, but so far no group has admitted to carrying out Monday's attack.